During our family's annual summer vacation, my cousin had found this tape on the beach after a huge beach July 4th party back in 1984, someone had left it behind. After a trade involving a frisbee and two packs of firecrackers, I took the tape back to the condo. After shaking the sand from the cassette and listening to the whole album, I came to the conclusion that I had come out on the winning side of the deal. I've since bought this on CD and still enjoy listening to it.

If you ever wanted to know what 80's pop/glam metal was all about, look no further than this album. This album was a massive hit and a big step forward from their Ratt EP, putting Ratt at the top of the metal heap of the early 80's. Some people have said "Detonator" or "Dancing Undercover" are the band's best albums...I disagree. While those albums are good, this is definitely their best. No question about it.

With this album, Ratt crafted a distinctive look and sound all their own. From the opening of "Wanted Man" to the last cord of "Scene of the Crime," you have an excellent album. Top notch prodution, the songwriting, the blazing Warren DeMartini guitar solos, they're all here and then some.

The biggest hit from this album is "Round and Round," followed by "Wanted Man," a great opening song for the album. You also get a reworking of "Back For More" from the Ratt EP, this version being a huge improvement over the first.

The only downside...yep...the hair band lable. Do not let that sway you. These guys were on the music scene prior to the blow-dried-no-talent-wannabes that left nothing but empty Aqua Net cans on the music scene.

If you have their greatest hits album and want more, get this, you won't be sorry. Enjoy -- and thanks for reading!

If you want a cd that sums up hair metal in like 9 songs, this is the one. Every song you can just imagine being played in some Sunset Strip club. While many might say the title for greatest glam cd should go to The Crue's Shout at the Devil, or Poison's Look What The Cat Dragged In, this is actually better.

Every song has a catchy chorus worthy singing along to (just listen to Your'e In Trouble if ya doubt me) and conjours up images of spandex, makeup, and hairspray.

I've been waiting for a long time to see "Out Of The Cellar" remastered, checking for such quite often. Imagine my delight when I saw the disc on Amazon as "Original recording remastered"! I immediately fired off an order. Now imagine my chagrin when I received the disc only to discover it to be the exact same crappy sounding original release I already have! Fortunately I didn't remove the shrink wrap - Back to Amazon it goes...

THE BAND: Stephen Pearcy (vocals), Robbin Crosby (guitars R.I.P.), Warren DeMartini (guitars), Juan Croucier (bass), Bobby Blotzer (drums & percussion).

THE DISC: (1984) 10 songs clocking in at just over 37 minutes. Included with the disc is a 3-page foldout containing individual small black & white photos of each band member, song titles/credits and thank you's. Label - Atlantic.

COMMENTS: This is the best Ratt album... easily. The classic radio hit "Round and Round" opened up the flood gates for the band. Fact - "Out Of The Cellar" is Ratt's best selling album (decades later). Pearcy's vocals accompanied by Crosby's fast guitar was a great combo. With the likes of other heavyweight hair-bands such as Motley Crue, Dokken, Poison (etc), Ratt held their own ground for several albums worth. Never though did they maintain song for song power and shreding like they did on "Out Of The Cellar". This album is slick and polished and contains no filler. Best songs are: "Lack of Communication", "Back for More" (with a great intro), "Round & Round", "Wanted Man" and "You're in Trouble". This is classic hair metal from right smack in the middle of the hair and glam era. If you want one Ratt album, this is the it. A classic 80's disc.

Now album will rock the roll right off of you! Warren DiMartini is without a doubt the most under-rated guitarist on the planet (rigth along with George Lynch). Anyway, 'Round-n-Round' was a major hit for Ratt and is their staple song like KISS's 'Rock n Roll all Nite'. The solo sounds just as fresh as it did 15 years ago. Sent chills up my back and I wouldn't rest until I learned it note for note.

This is basically a party album and you can't go wrong cruisin' to it either. Any complaint I have is 'Lack of Communication'. Their social commentary just doesn't fit well on an album dedicated to girls and rockin' good times. Never cared too much for that tune really. The guitar riff kicks, but the lyrics and chorus just fall flat. Aside from that, this debut, like 'Appetite for Destruction' will live forever to the rock n rollers who either have just discovered Ratt or who were there in the beginning.